SubMan799 Wrote:
And now we get a game that has gameplay that looks great.

34_ThaTruth_34 Wrote:
Seems to me that this game is being made by the same people who always do Mortal Kombat, its being Published by Midway as always, the only difference is it has DC characters.

Seems to me, and I may be way off, that DC has probably already gotten paid for the use of their characters. If this is the case, then why do they care if Midway sells X amount of copies.

To me, this is DC wanting to keep it a T rating to keep their children readers from seeing batman set on fire or shot in the head.

I don't blame them for this. I blame midway. Midway has been struggling in the red for years now and this whole idea of a game seems like a gimmick to make money. Its unfortunate they didn't even attempt to appeal to their customers, but rather to DC's. I much would have rather them gone after a Marvel license agreement, because as we all know, Marvel doesn't care which of their characters get mutilated, as long as it looks incredible as its happening.

I really wish Boon could get Motal Kombat out from under Midway. Everything midway touches becomes absolute garbage.


To people who say Mortal Kombat doesn't need Fatalities... I'm a 27 year old man who's followed this franchise since the very first game in the arcade. I've been a fan of the series for as long as I have the Red Sox or Celtics, this game has ALWAYS been about being the first one in the local arcade to figure out the fatalities... where to stand, what to press, etc.

Everyone figured out the moves, that was nothing, it was all about seeing the guys reaction next to you the first time you ripped the shit out of him.

MK vs DC isn't about them giving us another great Mortal Kombat game. All it's about is Midway trying to make some Holiday profit to try to stay out of Bankruptcy again this December. Its unfortunate us people who have followed the game our whole lives are the ones who get shafted.


Oh yea, LOL @ DC. Midway couldn't even spend the extra dough to get the good comic franchise. Yay I get to play as batman and his bat belt.

Joe-Von-Zombie Wrote:
he essence of Mortal Kombat is NOT blood and gore, its Martial Arts and Mysticism. If it was just about Blood and Gore all of the MK clones (Killer Instinct, Primal Rage, Biofreaks, Mace: The Dark Age etc.. ) of the 90's would still be around selling like hot cakes.

WarriorPrincess Wrote:
OMG!, you people are insane if you think that blood and gore weren't a essential part of MK's success. MK came out in a time where it needed to be shocking to get ahead in a market where fighters like Street Fighter were the dominant brand. Had MK 1 & MK 2 not had fatalities, no one would have taken a second look at MK, and that's just the truth, and I'm sure Ed Boon and his team know it too. Fatalities, blood (even though I don't care for the pools of it) and gore are just as much a vital part of Mk as the martial arts and myths. And to get rid of them you are getting rid of essentially the games heart and soul, the stuff it was based on and loved, the stuff that got MK off the ground.
That would be like Namco removing weapons from Soul Caliber, and putting every character in their game in a modern 2008 setting, elections and all.

Joe-Von-Zombie Wrote:

Yes Mortal Kombat's initial success in the early 90's was due to it's blood and gore, nobody is going debate that, whats up for debate is if its crucial to the franchise NOW given that there are several ultraviolent titles on the market now that do it better. To say a franchise will live and die solely based on its sheer level of violence or lack there of in this day and age is asinine. Whats crucial to this franchise now is its characters and giving us half decent gameplay.

Joe-Von-Zombie Wrote:
he essence of Mortal Kombat is NOT blood and gore, its Martial Arts and Mysticism. If it was just about Blood and Gore all of the MK clones (Killer Instinct, Primal Rage, Biofreaks, Mace: The Dark Age etc.. ) of the 90's would still be around selling like hot cakes.

queve Wrote:


Hey man, can I just ask (because I am very confused and very surprised) what made you suddenly hate this game?

I've seen soooo many posts here and I still don't really get it, because just a few days ago you were one of it's biggest supporters and fans, and I mean one of the BIGGEST.

Is this just because of the censored fatality? Is there any more?

I ask this politely, you know I love you, but it's just that I find it shcoking to see you hating this game so much when a few days ago you were defending it and loving it with the same intense passion you now hate it.

Why is this?

Joe-Von-Zombie Wrote:
he essence of Mortal Kombat is NOT blood and gore, its Martial Arts and Mysticism. If it was just about Blood and Gore all of the MK clones (Killer Instinct, Primal Rage, Biofreaks, Mace: The Dark Age etc.. ) of the 90's would still be around selling like hot cakes.

Riyakou Wrote:


First off, KI had no blood & gore.

Second blood & gore is what had MK make history. Any game trying to copy that will be caught on its bullshit immediately.

EcstasyTuesday Wrote:
fuck it, just give everyone a heroic brutality!!!!

KaDaFi Wrote:
yeah this really sucks :(

EcstasyTuesday Wrote:
or just give everyone friendships, that'll be approved. think about it, instead of scorpians flame fatality, he can walk up to the person, and give them a kiss. T RATINGS for EVERYONE!!

Detox Wrote:
^^LMAO...dude, havn't you been told about the triple posting thing once before.....wasn't it like 5 pages back....

Anyway. I agree with Von Zombie on this one. No one is saying the blood and gore didn't make MK successful. But it's not what kept it successful. Theres a lot more meat to the franchise (charactars, story, atmosphere, etc.) that kept the series from falling by the wayside(unlike it's ultra violent clones which is all they had going for them).

I admire the passion from everyone on this thread, I really do. But as far as ultra violent goes....MK is not the king of the mountain anymore. Boon has been preaching since the early days of Armageddon that the next game would change everything, "wipe the slate clean" was his exact words. That meant that ultimatly NOTHING was safe....it appears not even the gore. While I will admit that the fatals being watered down is a bummer, the game looks too amazing to ignore DISPITE that reason.